Round One is here!

Round One is here!

Finally, after a long and arduous pre-season that's seen the appointment of a new Senior Coach, addition of a second women's team and plenty of blood, sweat & tears behind the scenes, the footy is back this weekend!

It's a significant year for the St Kevin's Old Boys as we celebrate our 70th Year. In 2017, SKOB will

field 10 Teams

allow 250+ players to participate each week

become the biggest Senior Club in the Country

It takes a lot of tireless work from a great number of people, and i'd like to acknowledge the tremendous work our committee and volunteers put in prior to the commencement of the season. We still require volunteers on game day, so please put your hand up and don't leave it up to others.

I encourage you also to come down to the King on Thursday night for selection, dinner and a few beers.

That's all from me, but please remember we have our Double Header luncheons this weekend. I'd like to see the King Rooms packed on Saturday & Sunday, so please get your payments in.

MurphPresident

New look Seniors too tackle Uni Blues

SKOB will tackle Uni Blues in Round One in the 2017 William Buck Premier Season at home first up. The Blues finished second in the 2016 home and away season but loses to Trinity and Old Xavs saw their Premiership ambitions evaporate.

It's been a long pre-season for the SKOB Senior Squad with new coach Shannon Grant looking forward to clash this weekend.

"Our practice match form has been ok and the boys have adjusted well to a new game plan and voices (Jess, Wiillow and Guy). It's been well documented that we've brought in some AFL experience into the side and welcomed back a number of VFL based players that cut their teeth at St Kevin's College. It's also fantastic that we have had players that impressed last year given the opportunity to experience football at a higher level with Richmond's VFL team (Ginies, Holden).

Our 19's making the step up to Senior footy this year have impressed on the training track and I imagine that many will feature in the 2pm game throughout the season.

The boys are focused and keen on putting their best foot forward on Saturday and start the season on a winning note. Looking at the competition from afar, Uni Blues have been a formidable side over a long period in the Premier Division, so we'll need to be at our best on Saturday.

I'm looking forward to the contest and seeing what our guys can produce".

William Buck Season Preview

VAFA's Nick Armistead has penned his William Buck Season Preview and he has tipped SKOB to sneak into fourth position, with Old Xav's to take out the Premiership.

Read his thoughts on SKOB below:

Nothing interests me more than the prospect of Jay Shulz, Mitch Brown and Mark Jamar lining up for St Kevin’s and adapting to the fast-paced nature of VAFA football. Are they the difference between eighth on the ladder and a finals berth? Quite possibly.

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As previously mentioned, SKOB were the recruitment kings of the off-season as they bolstered their stocks following an eighth-place finish in 2016. Will Coates to Richmond VFL is a big loss as his ability to act as a utility at either end was a standout of SKOB’s 2016 campaign, but they regain the fulltime services of Nick Wood. While their ground speed may be down compared to fellow top four aspirants, new coach Shannon Grant will, without doubt, have the strongest spine in William Buck Premier to work with alongside a host of talented youngsters who took out both the U19 Premier and U19 Premier Reserve flags last year.

Saints ready to shine

Like SKOB's Senior & Under 19 teams, the Saints will look to hit the ground running after engaging in a tough pre-season period. With three practice matches under their belts, the Saints are looking forward to making an early impression in the VAFA's new women's competition.

SKOB will field two sides in 2017, the popularity and exposure of the newly formed AFL Women's league inspiring a new wave of footballers interested in represented the Blue, Gold & Green.

Numbers on the track, at the pre-season camp at Sorrento and the enthusiasm among the group has been tremendous and is just reward for the tireless work that's been put in behind the scenes by coach Pat Di Natale, Michael Doble and the Committee.

We must give a very warm welcome to Lachlan Worthy who joins the Club as our Saints (2) coach.

Lachlan joins St Kevin's with an impressive football resume, with tremendous experience in establishing and developing Women’s AFL teams. He was the inaugural coach of Sydney University, a foundation club in the Sydney Women’s AFL competition (SWAFL). Lachlan led the club to two premierships (2001 and 2007) and Grand Final in 2000 (where we lost in double extra time).

Lachlan also coached the NSW State Women’s AFL team in three National Championships finishing second to Victoria in both 2000 and 2002.

Lachlan is looking forward to the challenge of coaching the Saints in 2017.

"My first impressions of SKOB Saints was wow! I was initially blown away by the spirit and camaraderie shown by the girls on their Boot Camp a few weeks ago. The energy and determination shown from the first drill through to the last showed to me that this team meant business. That spirit transferred on to the footy field last week as the Saints took part in the VAFA Lightning Premiership and finished with a respectable 1 win 2 loss record. I can't wait for the season to start and am really looking forward to being a part of the girls footy journey.

Insurance

A very timely reminder for all players to ensure they have organised their health insurance cover for the 2017 season. A couple of Saints required trips to the hospital - a broken wrist and nose in one day!All players should have health insurance cover in place before next weekend.

We wish our injured Saints a speedy recovery.

My Active Life - School Holiday Program

Join SKOBBER's Mark Jamar & Jay Schulz these school holidays!

Registrations are now OPEN for our first school holiday program. Register by Monday 3rd April for your child to have a great time being active these school holidays!

WHEN AND WHERE

Monday 10th of April – Wednesday 12th of AprilTH King Oval and Pavilion in Glen Iris (High Street)9am to 5pm

TIME

Activities will run between 9:30 and 3pm, with supervision until 5 pm for those parents who need a bit more time to leave work to pick up the kids!

Your child can arrive anytime between 8:30am and 9:15am, We will be there!

Parents are welcome to stay for the introduction and guest speaker.

THE DAY

Included are all types of ball games and sports including football, tee-ball, cricket, soccer, athletics, strength and conditioning.

Workshops will also be running including nutrition, social and emotional wellbeing, yoga, drug and alcohol awareness (13+) and hero inspirational videos. Plus guest speakers and question and answer time, giving them the chance to interview the stars! The final day will see a number of competitions where all students are involved in activities of their choice. Whether its longest kick, or the nutritional expert, its a fun day for all involved!

Please visit www.myactivelife.melbourne for further information pr email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.